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SPONSOR: From the Freshwater Software Lockergnomies in Boulder, Colorado: If you are the SysAdmin for an NT web server, and you need to have "someone" watch your server 24 x 7 to make sure nothing hangs, you should check out Freshtech.com for a product called SiteScope 4.0. For US$495.00, it monitors the web apps at the transaction level, monitors the NT server health, monitors the back-end DB, and can automatically page you and execute recovery scripts when a problem is detected. It takes about 10 minutes to install the FREE eval -- you can download today from http://www.freshtech.com/.


02.19.1999 - GnomeREPORT

After an overwhelmingly positive response to last Friday's Health Report, I decided to follow up with y'all. I was surprised to discover that there are MANY Lockergnomies who have made this kind of dietary change in their lives and are reaping numerous benefits. I was also shocked to see that many International Lockergnomies were going "well, no duh!" to the ideas I presented. I suppose Americans always want to do things the hard way, eh?

Many of you have questions, and I knew you would. However, understand that this is exactly why I was pointing you in the direction of "Beyond The Zone" (the book). My role is only to show you the paths, and hope that you at least look down them. As I said, I'm not a professional health person. This is another reason I want everyone to post stuff in the Lockergnome newsgroups--let others know that I'm not alone here. There have been other doctors in other decades who have been talking about these "radical" ideas, but nobody has offered complete answers and a holistic solution. That's why I found Brian Peskin's book so intriguing.

There are diets out there, but I'm not talking about a diet, gang. I'm talking about a serious dietary change. Peskin's book doesn't tell you exactly what to eat... he gives you information on why you should eat (and not eat) certain types of foods. The largest offender has been sugar (and yes, remember that a carbohydrate is a sugar). If you want to cut down on your carb intake, avoid potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, beans, crackers, and bagels. Look at the dietary labels on your food products--the carbohydrate levels are sky high! On the average day, I don't eat much more than 15g of carbs. This is not short term weight loss, this is long term healthiness. Are you really ready to trust the people who gave the thumbs up to Olestra and Aspartame?

And there are hundreds of low-carb resources out there (Peskin isn't alone). Atkins, Sears, Eades... do a search for "low carb" if you want to check with other sources. Understand, though, that I believe Peksin's book is the best "starting" point. He gives you a COMPLETE understanding. Americans are accustomed to being told what to do, and Peskin just provides the information you can use to get "good health" back into your own hands. Forget drugs, forget diets, forget misinformation. Educate yourself before taking another step. Start with getting your unadulterated EFAs (essential fatty acids)--ever hear of Omega 3 and Omega 6? They're more important than you know, and they've sadly been stripped from America's food.

You can make up your own mind--and you should. Listen to others, do a little research, think about it for longer than five minutes. I've always envisioned myself as an information provider, and this is what I'm trying to do. Your mileage (of course) may vary. If I've done nothing else, then at least I've shown you another "side" to the story. I now return you to your regularly scheduled life.

-- Chris Pirillo        


GnomePROGRAM

NewURL v0.99 [25K] W9x/NT FREE

http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc20280/newurl.exe
http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc20280/vb99.htm

Sometimes, when I'm not online (perish the thought), I need to save a web page's URL for later viewing. Sure, I could open up Notepad and save the address in a text file, but I want an easier way. NewURL can definitely help! You simply launch the program, enter the title, URL type, and actual web address, and it'll create a ready-to-use IE4 Internet Shortcut (by default, it will save it in the same directory as the program). This program is also compatible with Simulbrowse (another outstanding FREEWARE web browser). Pretty cool time saver, indeed.


GnomeSYSTEM

How to Start Programs Sequentially in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q198/0/44.asp

Some of you have asked me how to make one program launch after another program is closed. Well, here's the way to do it without using a third-party util. Command line experience is a plus, but not necessary to employ this tweak. Lockergnome is an equal opportunity deployer.


GnomeCANDY

Bang v3.42 [515k] W9x FREE

http://sun1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/nhbieich/morewww/bang342.zip
http://sun1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de/nhbieich/bang34.htm

When was the last time your PC gave you a headache? Yesterday? Well, join the club. Computers are far from perfect (no matter what Operating System they're running). Most of us have to deal with Windows 9x on a daily basis (after all, that's probably why you subscribed to Lockergnome). My frustration can only go so far before I start getting violent on my peripherals. But instead of ruining hardware, now I take out my virtual machine gun and riddle my screen with bullets and hand grenades. Atta-atta-atta-atta-atta!


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First 9 Months
Found by my wife (Gretchen)

http://www.first9months.com/

While I admit that this site is really top notch, I have to question why it was submitted to Lockergnome by MY WIFE!? Is she sending me subliminal clues here or something? I mean, the last thing I need is a half dozen mini-Lockergnomies running around here all day wetting their pants & begging for more applesauce. Is she hitting snooze on her biological clock? My parents would be happy--they can't wait to be grandparents. I, on the other hand, can wait a few more years.


GnomeDESKTOP

THEME: There's Something About Mary [808k]

http://desktopshop.digitalchainsaw.com/mary.ZIP
http://desktopshop.digitalchainsaw.com/themes.htm

I'll never look at hair gel the same way. But, I must admit, this movie was good for a few laughs. I don't think it's as great as people say it is, but then again, I'm rather picky when it comes to comedies (the first episode of Fox's "Family Guy" was hilarious). Even if you didn't like (or haven't seen) this movie, I'm sure you'll find either Cameron Diaz or Ben Stiller somewhat attractive. Might as well have their faces on your Desktop. Sorry, but Chris Elliot comes with the package, too.


GnomeTIP

Wanna surf the web in TRUE full screen fashion? Lockergnomie Charles Liuson sheds some light on a way to make IE open up without any buttons, toolbars, or the status bar. It's called running in "kiosk mode". Click the Start Button, select Run, then type: "iexplore -k http://www.lockergnome.com/" (without the quotes). Be sure to put that '-k' in there. It's the perfect setup for when you have your page on display somewhere (convention, mall, etc.). Users who see it won't be distracted by the typical browser elements, causing them to focus directly on your content.